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Overview

Graphic design and video editing tool for creating and publishing marketing material, presentations, social media content, and a range of printed products, using a drag-and-drop editor and a library of customizable templates.

Affinity Publisher is a graphic designing software that helps creative professionals and publishers combine images, texts, and graphics to create personalized layouts for books, website mock-ups, and marketing materials. Administrators can unify text style across multiple pages, add lines or borders, and manage the baseline grid.